Oklahoma City doctor accused of sexual harassment

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Mazaheri Law Firm

A doctor who runs an Oklahoma City abortion clinic, as well as owns several
area motels, has been accused of sexual harassment. These are not the
first accusations leveled against the doctor, who has been in court before
facing both civil suits and criminal charges. However, it does not appear
that he has been convicted of a crime.

The latest allegations come from a former employee, who claims that the
doctor began asking her for sexual favors after she began working as a
receptionist at one of his motels. The 26-year-old woman says that she
also worked in his medical clinic and was given the most distasteful tasks
at that location because she had refused the doctor's advances. She
alleges that the doctor offered her $100,000 if she would leave the country
and marry someone she described as "an Arab prince." A previous
lawsuit had accused the doctor of very similar behavior, but that case,
which had been brought by a 36-year-old female former employee, was settled
out of court. The doctor was also accused of sexual harassment in 1989,
but that case was dismissed. He has denied all the allegations and says
he has always acted appropriately.

If the allegations in the above case are true, it may be a fairly clear-cut
case of sexual harassment. Not all harassment is so obvious, however.
One does not have to be explicitly propositioned in order to be a victim
of sexual harassment. If a hostile working environment exists, whether
created by an employer, a supervisor, a co-worker or even clients or customers,
the victim may have a legitimate claim for sexual harassment. It is also
illegal for an employer to engage in sex discrimination, such as giving
certain tasks only to female workers or allowing male workers in the same
job extra privileges. Furthermore, the gender of the harasser doesn't
matter, as long as the activity meets the legal definition. Anyone who
believes that he or she has been sexually harassed may want to consider
speaking with an experienced Oklahoma employment law attorney.